"We will make a quilt to help us always remember home," Anna'smother said. "It will be like heaving the family in backhome Russiadance around us at night. And so it was. From a basket of old clothes,Anna's babushka, Uncle Vladimir's shirt, Aunt Havalah's nightdressand an apron of Aunt Natasha's become The Keeping Quilt, passed along from mother to daughter for almost a century. For fourgenerations the quilt is a Sabbath tablecloth, a wedding canopy,and a blanket that welcomes babies warmly into the world. In strongly moving pictures that are asheartwarming as they are real, patricia Polacco tells the story ofher own family, and the quilt that remains a symbol of theirenduring love and faith.
Bats fly into the spotlight in this exploration of such basics as where the live, how mothers raise their pups, and how they hunt for food. Included as well is a simple plan for a building a backyard bat house.
Based on several episodes of The Cat in the HatKnows a Lot About That! , the new animated series on PBSKids, this Deluxe Paint Box Book features 64 pages of insects topaint! Kids ages 3-7 will love bringing ants, bees, fireflies, andmore to life with 16 different watercolors and a paintbrush.
In this classic book, a winsome, winning inchworm is proud ofhis ability to measure anything under the sun.
Each person in the United States makes almost five pounds oftrash every day. That’s more trash per person per day than peoplemake in any other country! We throw away everything from applecores to bicycles. Sometimes, we even throw away things that couldbe poisonous if they aren’t disposed of properly. And often, wethrow away things we shouldn’t, things we could use again. So, whathappens to all our trash? How does it affect the environment? Andhow can we stop making so much of it? Read and find o
Lola always always always has to win! No matter what games sheand Charlie play, Lola always triumphs. What will happen whenCharlie devises a strategy for a game that surely he will win? Whenplaytime is through, Charlie and Lola have learned that maybehaving the upper hand isn’t as important as lending a hand when abrother or a sister could use a little help.
The story of Ben is fiction, but it could be the story of morethan one jazz musician who grew up in the twenties. Using theart-deco style of the period, Rachel Isadora not only captures thepoignancy and yearning of a youthful talent, but in page after pageof striking art seems to convey the very sound of music.
All aboard! This Seussian, train-shaped board book with big,bold flaps lets babies and toddlers engage in a rollicking game of"Lift the Flap." Sturdy board pages and an accordion binding letsthe fun unfold and makes the perfect nursery room decoration.
"Tickle Time!" is the twelfth in Boynton's astoundingly successful "Boynton on Board" series. Based on the wildly popular song from Boynton's wildly popular "Rhinoceros Tap" CD, "Tickle Time!" is pure irrepressible Boynton, lively in tempo, nimble in rhyme, and filled with irresistible fuzzy cats that cavort from page to page. Plus a few birds, who aren't the cavorting type. Here's a book to turn to again and again, because it's guaranteed to elicit giggles: If you're feeling blue and you don't know what to do there is nothing like a "Tickle Time" to make you feel like new. Whether you tickle high or tickle low, tickle fast or tickle slow, it's the gitchy-gitchy-goo that makes everything worthwhile.
A playful take on a topic that all parents can relate togetting sick! The ever-lovable Miss Bindergarten is not feeling well. The flu strikes on Sunday, so she has to stay home from kindergarten on Monday. Mr. Tusky (who is a wee bit rusty) will be her substitute, but it just wont be the same. The kindergartners miss Miss Bindergarten! They pass the time by making get-well cards and singing songs, all the while counting out the days that Miss Bindergarten is away. What ever will they do without her?
本册有三个故事,故事的核只有一个,即“极限”。 目之能及之处,远有多远?乌龟国王耶尔特坚信,他目光所及的一切就等同于他统治的疆域。以池塘边的石头为宝座,目力所及只有池塘,所见的范围极小,自然他的统治范围也小得可怜。耶尔特扩充疆域的办法就是站得高看得远,但是当他还在叫嚣着建筑一个由五千,五千六百零七只乌龟堆起的宝座,他脚下两百只乌龟堆起的宝座已经岌岌可危了。 尾巴上长出多少根羽毛才是关?小雌鸟绒绒以为自然是越多越美。如此疯狂强求的结果竟然是尾大不掉,画地为牢,只有忍痛退回原处之一途。 无庸置疑,物极必反。但苏斯博士显然远不就此止步。在接下来的《吹牛》中,老虫子的出现是《吹牛》一篇的结束,也是本册总体的一个收束。以世界上灵敏的听觉和嗅觉,究竟谁能抵达远?兔子和熊海
Branley explains these powerful storms in simple terms youngchildren can understand. He describes the funnel cloud and how itforms and [tells] what to do during a tornado. The book ends on acomfortable note, that the idea is not to panic but to know what todo to ensure safety.
本书适合3-7岁儿童阅读
写给有恋物癖的宝宝和为孩子的恋物癖发愁的家长们: 请温柔地对待吧,不要着急,孩子不能 放下 的这个小物件是他的好朋友。 小老鼠Owen有一条已经旧了的黄色的小毯子。无论是走路、吃饭、睡觉还是和其他小朋友玩时,Owen都一定要带着他心爱的小毯子,有小毯子陪着Owen,他心里就很安稳。 看,我去哪儿,小毯子就去哪儿" 看,我喜欢吃什么,小毯子就喜欢吃什么 Owen和小毯子形影不离。邻居太太投来了奇怪的目光,而且面授机宜。Owen的爸爸妈妈真是愁坏了。 Owen的爸爸妈妈觉得要改变这样的情况,既不让Owen过分地依赖小毯子,又不能让Owen感觉失去了小毯子,怎么办呢?终于,爸爸妈妈和Owen商量好,把小毯子剪下一块给Owen做了一块手绢,这样,Owen依然可以带着他的 小毯子 ,但也能很好地与同学相处,适应学校的生活了。 家里有个像Owen-样的
Category: Making Friends"What we have here is a bad case of stripes. One of the worst I've ever seen!"Camilla Cream loves lima beans, but she never eats them. Why? Because the other kids in her school don't like them. And Camilla Cream is very, very worried about what other people think of her. In fact, she's so worried that she's about to break out in...a bad case of stripes!"Shannon's story is a good poke in the eye of conformity...and his empathetic, vivid artwork keeps perfect pace with the tale."-Kirkus Reviews, starred review.